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Douglas DC-3

Posted on 10 December 2019 by MBadmin

A Douglas DC-3 (to be precise, the C-41A, the only built, a VIP variant ordered by US Army Air Command in 1938, tail N341A) just landed in Bagnoli (NE Italy) airfield during “Fly Party” meeting on July 23, 2019. The natural metal finish is very well noticeable in this picture. Currently this aircraft is very well maintained (easy to see, by the way…) and is the flying DC-3 with the lowest number of hours (less than 10000)

Posted in Color | Tagged Air, aircraft, airfield, aviation, Bagnoli, C-41A, classic aircraft, Douglas DC-3, field, Fly Party, ice, Italy, Military aircraft, N341A, natural, picture, red, warbird | Leave a comment

Mont Saint-Michel crowd

Posted on 21 September 2017 by MBadmin

Mont Saint-Michel crowd

NIKON D40X (90mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO200)

Instead than some kind of view of Mont Saint-Michel, I choose to photograph a different subject: the crowd. Quite early in the morning, most of them were yet arriving, only few going away, when the tide on very small square in front of the entrance was at the lowest level.

Posted in Black and white, Landscape | Tagged Black and white, concrete place, crowd, early morning, France, morning, people, tide | Leave a comment

Jet contrails in the evening

Posted on 31 August 2016 by MBadmin

Contrail

NIKON D40X (200mm, f/5.6, 1/80 sec, ISO200)

A curious effect of low horizon light in the evening and the time evolution of some contrail few minutes after the jets passed. Nice and poetic (and no, they are not chemtrails, which are just baloney)

Posted in Color, Landscape | Tagged aircrafts, alone, blue sky, contrail, contrails, effect, evening, HDR, horizon, ice, jet, jet contrail, jets, light, ray, sky, trail | Leave a comment

Place-Moulin Lake

Posted on 25 July 2016 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (62mm, f/5, 1/320 sec, ISO100)

Hot July sunday at the Place-Moulin lake. Very quiet an with beautiful greenish color on the water too. Just some side detail to show a bit of depth to the image, but the water colour would have been enough anyway.

Posted in Color, Landscape | Tagged Aosta Valley, blue, color, dam lake, day, green, image, Italy, lake, sun, tree, water, wing | Leave a comment

What’s behind the corner?

Posted on 13 May 2015 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (42mm, f/4.5, 1/13 sec, ISO100)
Looks an antique photo, even if done today, due the total lack of modernity signs (wires, lights,…). A very narrow road on the S. Giulio island (Orta Lake). The curve and the light at its end may also ideally raise questions about what’s behind it, adding some suspance to the picture.

Posted in Architecture, Black and white, Landscape | Tagged antique, antique photo, Black and white, day, island, Italy, lake, Lake Orta, light, lights, narrow road, picture, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, signs | 1 Comment

Francesco Fornabaio

Posted on 21 September 2014 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (200mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, ISO100)

Today, 21-SEP-2014, Francesco Fornabaio, airshowman, pilot and poet, died in an accident during an airshow in Venice. This is the last photo that I took of him, one week before the mishap, and there will not be other more. It’s not the best one I have of him, but it’s the last, so this is my tribute to him. Requiescat in pace, Francesco.

Posted in Color, Sport | Tagged accident, aerobatic, Air, airshow, airshowman, day, Fornabaio, France, Francesco Fornabaio, ice, incidente, pilot, tribute, tributo | Leave a comment

All weather, all lights

Posted on 1 May 2014 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (18mm, f/6.3, 1/160 sec, ISO100)

In this picture most of the weather and lights can be found: sun, darkness, rain, clouds, blue sky, natural light, artificial light. All in a single picture: it is not so usual find all them together. Isn’t it beautiful?

Posted in Color, Landscape | Tagged artificial light, blue, blue sky, clear sky, cloud, clouds, colorful, dark, darkness, HDR, light, Light sources, lights, natural, natural light, picture, rain, sky, sun, weather | 1 Comment

Smash !

Posted on 10 March 2014 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (200mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, ISO100)

Waves against pier: some of them looks like smashing on it, instead of flow by side. Interesting parallel between the spaced waves and the vertical pier supports, both with apparent repeated texture.

Posted in Black and white, Landscape | Tagged beach, Black and white, concrete, flow, France, French Riviera, HDR, Marine architecture, pier, sea, texture, vertical, waves | Leave a comment

Singing in blue night

Posted on 13 July 2013 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (46mm, f/4.8, 2.2 sec, ISO100)

During a party with live music I shooted this image, without great faith in what could be the result. When looking after the images, I discovered that the final effect was quite interesting (at least to my eyes, of course). For the curious, the group playing music is http://www.danceangels.com/ at http://www.cadelconte.com/

Posted in Color | Tagged black, blue, blur, Cà del Conte, cover, Dance Angels, effect, image, night, nighttly, picture, red, strange, VFRmeeting | Leave a comment

Crowded hill

Posted on 15 January 2013 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (200mm, f/5.6, 1/25 sec, ISO100)

The long lenses compression effect show this residential zone like a jumble of houses and gardens. It is not. Really.

Posted in Landscape | Tagged effect, gardens, HDR, houses, houses and gardens, residential zone | 1 Comment

Sharp turn

Posted on 6 January 2013 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (130mm, f/8, 1/1000 sec, ISO100)

Early morning at the balcony. A curious coincidence make that jet contrail as a sharp turn (probably there were two) trace. Joining this with the bright warm colors of the rising sun and the cold blue sky, as well as the absolute calm of that moment make this image noteworthy for me. Hope for you too!

Posted in Color, Landscape, nature | Tagged airplane, balcony, blue, blue sky, bright, Cannes, Cirrus cloud, cloud, clouds, cold, cold morning, color, colors, France, French Riviera, image, jet, jet contrail, morning, noteworthy, pine, rising sun, sharp turn, sky, sun, trail, trees, warm colors | Leave a comment

Aigues Mortes

Posted on 26 August 2012 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (18mm, f/11, 1/500 sec, ISO800)

… and dead was I too! (Aigues Mortes = roughly “Dead Waters”). Well over 30 C° the walk of this magnificent town walls was a bit hard to bear. Only the beauty of the city and the fantastic colors of the Camargue helped me to complete it. The small clouds at high altitute didn’t help to screen the sun, but they were marvelous to look at and, of course, to photograph. The polarizer helped to increase the color depth, helping too the impression of a really hot day. After the walk, the icecream was very welcome!

Posted in Color, Landscape | Tagged Aigues-Mortes, Asti, bright, Camargue, city, cloud, clouds, color, colorful, colors, Colourful, day, Deadwater, France, HDR, historical, ice, polarizer, provence, strong colors, sun, town, town walls, walkaround, water | 1 Comment

Cows in the fog (or in a cloud…)

Posted on 27 June 2012 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (60mm, f/5, 1/200 sec, ISO100)

I did not think that I had to find both cows and such fog so high in mountain. Well, more than fog it was a cloud, but this looks to be not so important for the final result. By the way we had to move away sometime later, because looks like that we were invading some part of the grass field that the cows wants to stay free form humans.

Posted in Color, nature | Tagged Alps, cloud, cows, field, fog, grass, mountain, small lake, water | 1 Comment

Monte Rosa glacier

Posted on 19 June 2012 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (200mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, ISO100)

Taken from the Loccia lake, at the beginning of the Belvedere glacier in Macugnaga (NW Italy), during a day where the weather changed several times, showing the sinuosity of the various snow layers. Another image which is inspired by the Ansel Adams works (obviously).

Posted in Landscape, nature | Tagged ansel adams, dam, day, glacier, ice, image, Italy, lake, nw italy, red, snow, weather, wing | Leave a comment

Snow & Snow

Posted on 19 March 2012 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (200mm, f/5.6, 1/80 sec, ISO200)

2012 winter came late, but it was cold and with a lot of snow. I took this picture when snow was falling and the light was low. I like the division in multiple levels, giving an idea about the image depth.

Posted in Landscape | Tagged cold, color, fall, HDR, icy, image, light, picture, snow, snowfall, weather, white, winter | Leave a comment

Arles amphitheatre

Posted on 7 February 2012 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (18mm, f/5, 1/100 sec, ISO100)

A sunny August day, very hot (as usual in that period in south of France). One of the few fresh location available are the Roman amphitheatre corridors, beautiful and very well maintained. Due to the oval shape of the building the corridor looks infinite, something similar to the endless run of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) in the final scene of Ridley Scott’s Alien movie (but in this case much less scary!)

Posted in Architecture | Tagged arena, Arles, corridor, corridors, day, France, HDR, location, oval shape, ridley scott, ripley, Roman, scene, shape, sigourney weaver, south of france, stone, sun, sunny | 1 Comment

Lighthouse windy sunset

Posted on 3 November 2011 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (82mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO100)

Classical clear sky of a windy day (looking carefully the pin leaf you the wind effect is noticeable), and a classical lighthouse (here in Cap Ferrat, France), results in a classical image, full of colors.

Posted in Architecture, Color, Landscape | Tagged cap ferrat france, clear, clear sky, color, colors, day, effect, evening, France, French Riviera, HDR, hdr images, ice, image, leaf, light, lighthouse, outdoor, sky, south of france, sun, sunset, windy day | Leave a comment

What’s there?

Posted on 26 August 2011 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (40mm, f/4.5, 1/30 sec, ISO100)

The contrast between the inside and outside light has always fascinated me, and this candid image show this. Furthermore this picture make me think that the subject was curios about what’s over there, hence the title.

Posted in Color | Tagged Arles, Candid photography, Church of St. Trophime, city, Cloister, contrast, glass, HDR, hdr images, image, light, outside, picture, south of france, southern France, stained glass, Trophime, window | 2 Comments

Backyard floor

Posted on 12 July 2011 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (48mm, f/22, 1/40 sec, ISO3200)

A backyard floor recently renewed has the trace of the tires and the cars which passed there. An image about randomness, repetitive patterns and abstractionism. Something different from the daily usual experience, especially because it’s under the sight of everyone.

Posted in Black and white | Tagged abstract, backyard, concrete, floor, gray, image, pattern, randomness, repetitive patterns, Tire, tires | Leave a comment

Surreal dinner with aircrafts

Posted on 30 June 2011 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (18mm, f/3.5, 1.1 sec, ISO100)

I’ve been invited by some friends for a dinner in an airfield. The dinner took place in the hangar, where the planes were all around (literally!). Of course a great light contrast, and a result which looks quite surreal and, in my eyes, interesting. Here it is.

Posted in Color, Sport | Tagged Air, aircraft, aircrafts, airfield, contrast, dinner, eating, evening, field, light, night, plane, planes, social event, summer, surreal | 2 Comments

Stormy weather

Posted on 16 May 2011 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (105mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec, ISO100)

Walking in the Valentino’s park in Turin, I saw that the Monte dei Cappuccini church illuminated by a stratified storm weather light. Just a bit of HDR technique to show the impression I got from this view, and here it is.

Posted in Black and white, Landscape | Tagged Black and white, buildings, cloud shadows, HDR, hdr images, Italy, light, monte dei cappuccini, panorama, park, stormy weather, Turin, valentino, Valentino's park, weather | 2 Comments

Alone

Posted on 21 April 2011 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (170mm, f/9, 1/60 sec, ISO100)

When visiting Messer Tulipano tulip exposition at the Castello di Pralormo, I saw this dandelion staying alone far from the tulips field. It set off me mixed feelings: loneliness, distinction, parting, standing out, … don’t know what’s the most appropriate, anyway here it is.

Posted in Color, nature | Tagged alone, bright, colorful, contrast, dandelion, distinction, exposition, feelings, field, grass, green, loneliness, Messer Tulipano, mixed feelings, parting, spring, standing out, tulip, tulips, white | 2 Comments

International Women’s Day

Posted on 9 March 2011 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (90mm, f/5.3, 1/640 sec, ISO100)

Yes, I know, I’m a bit late in celebrating the International Women’s Day, but I wasn’t able to publish this image in time. Anyway this is my little contribution to this important celebration. Women deserve all the support they can get, and even more. This mimosa (technically Silver Wattle) image, thanks to a windy day, has bright colors and a deep blue sky. Yellow and blue stay together very well.

Posted in Color, nature | Tagged blue, blue sky, botanical, bright, celebration, clear sky, color, color balance, colorful, colors, contrast, dark, day, deep, History, image, International Women's Day, mimosa, silver wattle, sky, windy day, women, Women's rights, yellow | 3 Comments

North American T-6 Texan warbird

Posted on 10 September 2010 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (170mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, ISO100)

I took this picture during an airshow. It’s a classical warbird (WW II era) carefully restored. It’s a classical picture, which I like because the wing has the same inclination as the far background clouds (the plane was turning around a pylon).

Posted in Color, Sport | Tagged Air, airshow, aviation, blue, cloud, clouds, HDR, History, Military aircraft, North American, picture, plane, pylon, rain, red, sky, Texan, United States, US NavyNorth American, warbird, wing, World War II | 1 Comment

Colorado Provencal

Posted on 2 September 2010 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (26mm, f/5, 1/100 sec, ISO100)

Southern France: in the territory of Rustrel (Luberon) there is an extraordinary location, called the Colorado Provencal del Rustrel, where ochra was extracted and used for textile coloring until several years ago. Red and yellow ochra and their variations are present in this almost lunar-like, desertic natural park. Fantastic and beautiful, it seems incredible that such kind of things can exist on the Earth.

Posted in Color, nature | Tagged Asti, color, colorado provencal, colors, desert, Earth, France, location, luberon, lunar landscape, natural, nature, ochra, panorama, park, provence, red, rust, Rustrel, southern France, textile, yellow | Leave a comment

Mont Blanc window

Posted on 24 July 2010 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (18mm, f/6.3, 1/160 sec, ISO100)

During a trip to the Mont Blanc, at the Aguille du Midi, I catch my wife staring at the mountain top from a window in the hallway. The contrast between the outside light and the inside just left my wife image emerging from the dark. It was a lucky shot, done without pose and organization.

Posted in Color, Landscape | Tagged #DPSSILHOUETTE, aguille du midi, Alps, clouds, cold, colorful, contrast, dark, France, hallway, image, Italy, light, mont blanc, mountain, outside, sky, snow, window | 6 Comments

Glamorous Elena

Posted on 16 July 2010 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (200mm, f/16, 1/20 sec, ISO100)

Glamorous Elena, a beautiful Van’s RV-7 belonging to a friend of mine, resting in the afternoon in Valdera airfield. The plane shape from this angle, the propeller position, diagonal to the image, and the strong colors are the reason for this picture.

Posted in Color, Sport | Tagged afternoon, Air, aircraft, airfield, airplane, aviation, aviosuperficie, color, colorful, colors, curves, diagonal, field, flight, Glamorous Elena, image, picture, plane, propeller, shape, strong colors, Valdera, van's | 1 Comment

Black and White, plus blue

Posted on 5 July 2010 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (200mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec, ISO100)

While observing this particular of the Duomo di Pisa (in the same Cathedral Square where it’s located the famous Leaning Tower), I saw that it looks like a B/W photo, but with an intense blue coming from the clear sky. I was fascinated by this tonality mix.

Posted in Architecture, Color | Tagged black, Black and white, blue, Cathedral Square, clear, clear sky, colors, Duomo, duomo di pisa, leaning tower, light, Pisa, sky, sunny, tower, urban, white | 2 Comments

Yellow rape

Posted on 26 April 2010 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (200mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec, ISO100)
… did I already told that the rape flowers are yellow? Well, anyway looks that rape flowers are really yellow! These strongly colored patch among other cultures are a real sign that spring is really started. After a long, cold and dark winter, together to better temperatures it’s a really pleasure to search for some interesting pattern to shoot.

Posted in Color, Landscape, nature | Tagged cold, color, dark, flow, flowers, patch, pattern, rape, red, sea, spring, strong colors, winter, yellow | 4 Comments

Fresh snow

Posted on 7 March 2010 by MBadmin

NIKON D40X (32mm, f/6.3, 1/160 sec, ISO100)
March is a month where (in this part of Italy) the snow in plain is unusual, especially if the snowfall is abundant, so I quickly take this shoot which is an almost natural black and white one, even if not converted in grayscale.

Posted in Black and white, Landscape | Tagged black, Black and white, bright, fall, gray, Italy, natural, nature, ray, snow, snowfall, trees, white, winter | 4 Comments

Douglas DC-3

Mont Saint-Michel crowd

Jet contrails in the evening

Place-Moulin Lake

What’s behind the corner?

Francesco Fornabaio

Smash !

Singing in blue night

Crowded hill

Monte Rosa glacier

Snow & Snow

Arles amphitheatre

Lighthouse windy sunset

What’s there?

Backyard floor

Alone

International Women’s Day

Colorado Provencal

Mont Blanc window

Glamorous Elena

Black and White, plus blue

Yellow rape

Fresh snow

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